Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Japan.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Japan. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Japan.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(197 miles [317 km] to the west northwest)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(247 miles [397.5 km] to the south southwest)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(259 miles [416.8 km] to the north northwest)
- Tulsa Intl. (TUL/KTUL)
(288 miles [463.5 km] to the west southwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesville - St. Robert Rgnl. (TBN/KTBN)
(57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Rgnl. (COU/KCOU)
(63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(66 miles [106.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Sullivan Rgnl. (FAA ID: UUV)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuba Muni. (FAA ID: UBX)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest)
- St. Clair Rgnl. (FAA ID: K39)
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east northeast)
- Rolla National Airport (RLA/KVIH)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest)
- Washington Meml. (FAA ID: FYG)
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast)
- Linn State Technical College (FAA ID: 1H3)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Japan), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |